Ino sat there, in the darkness of the flower shop. Her back was pressed on the door as her mind constantly reminisces about the foolish situation she had just gotten herself into with Shikamaru.

What have I done? It was only for a brief moment…I wasn't thinking! And, Oh god he's engaged! Ino then realized something that hasn't even crossed her mind. She gasped at the awful truth.

"Oh god! I'm a tramp!" she cried "That's just..great" Shikamaru better be wise enough not to tell her!

Okay. That's it. Stay away from him. Not a force in the world would bring me back to him anymore. It's only best if you forget about this. Go find someone else now. Temari is good to him. Temari is really good for him. He's engaged to Temari. He's off-limits. Why do you care so much about him anyway? You don't love him. You could've had him all long if you stayed. You had the right to eternal dibs to keep his life chaotic. You were the only girl in his life that made it troublesome…so maybe it's time to let someone else have their turn?

This was all decided. No more Shikamaru. Ino was going to be done with the whole chaos and leave Shikamaru and Temari with their complicated love life. No more troublesome affairs for Shika-kun...

A day later:

Ino quickly sprinted throughout the whole village. The Hokage specially requested her for a certain mission. But it was so alarming to wake up in the morning.

The Hokage office stayed pretty much unchanged. She recognized her way to Tsunade.

She busted the door open and directly explained herself.

"Sorry I'm late, I—" Shikamaru stood before the Hokage as well. "What are you doing here?"

Her fierce stare at him inflicted him deadly.

"Ino Yamanaka…" Tsunade announced "I have a particular mission for you"

Ino turned to her. "Okay" she agreed "What is it?"

The Hokage peered at a piece of document. "Okay. First, I need you to spy on some Hidden Raincloud ninja" she explained "Get as much information as you can on him. The guards are growing extremely suspicious on him"

"Why?" Ino asked "What has he done? Why is he here?"

"He said that he's lurking around the outskirts of Konoha for visiting purposes" she declared "But I can't take that chance"

Ino nodded gladly accepting the mission. "I can spy on them, using my mind transfer"

"Exactly" Tsunade pointed "And Nara here would make the mission more effective"

Ino gawked at him. "Tsunade-sama." Ino stated "That won't be necessary"

"I agree with her—for once" Shikamaru chimed in unnoticed. It was then that two, argued and threw insults at each other.

"He's lazy"

"She's bossy"

"I can't stand him"

"I can't stand her"

"He's got a pineapple shaped head"

"She's too skinny"

"He's a big—"

"BOTH OF YOU SHUT UP! YOU SOUND LIKE A BUNCH OF GENINS WHEN YOU'RE BICKERING!" Tsunade stormed "This mission is not optional!"

"Do I really have to accept this mission with him?" Ino wailed

"Yes, Ino" she explained sternly as she turned to Shikamaru "And you will be her partner"

They both looked at each other in annoyance.

"Weren't you guys teammates?" Tsunade asked They both nodded

"Old teammates" Ino defined. Things are different now..

"Well, I've seen team ten's battle formation" Tsunade announced "And even though Akimichi Chouji isn't here, you guys will live through this"

"That's not possible" Shikamaru stated.

Tsunade was at her boiling point.

"FOCUS ON THE MISSION!" she scowled "SETLLE YOUR DAMN RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS ELSEWHERE OKAY!?"

She slid a photo of the rain ninja. He had creepy green eyes with blue spiky hair. "THIS IS THE MAN YOU WILL TARCK DOWN—TOGETHER!"

She silenced them with one brave stare. When the Hokage was furious, it would be foolish to protest against her. They both knew that. They knew that Tsunade wasn't going to give in.

"But since you guys continue to disagree, I'll make the mission lighter" Tsunade sounded pestered "You won't have to capture him. Just spy on him and return to the village with useful information"

So they obeyed her, and accepted the mission. Ino realized that the 'force in the world' was the Godaime herself.

They nodded obediently and walked out—still silenced.

Oh great, Ino thought My first mission back—with Shikamaru.

Shikamaru was standing on the alter. He was nicely dressed in a black tux. To his left, stood Temari. She was beautiful in white satin sashes. Her wedding dress fitted her well and coordinated properly with the white roses she held. She gives him a sweet smile and whispers "I love you" The whole cathedral was empty. But he turns to his right and gasped. Ino stood there beside him as well. She was dressed with a white gown almost similar to Temari's. But a thin veil was placed over her head. Unlike Temari, tears trickled down each cheek. Ino gazed at him with bleak eyes and said nothing.

She only stood there to cry.

He slowly backed away, slightly confused until Chouji appeared in front of them mysteriously.

He asked "What's going on with you Shikamaru?"

Both brides turned to look at him. Temari, Chouji, and Ino all stared at him.

Chouji finally asked him the most anticipated question "What are you gonna do Shikamaru?"

…………………………………………………………

Shikamaru pounced up from his bed awaking with cold sweat. He gasped intensely and nearly choked in the middle of breathing.

"It was just a dream" he assured himself "Just a troublesome dream"

He slid off from his blankets preparing his mission—with Ino Yamanaka.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews guys. They encourage me so much and make me wanna keep going with the story. I'll update quicker as more reviews pop in..so keep em commin! (Does that sound rude?) I love you guys!

BTW, I dedicate this fanfiction to Andre Thomas, Korina (something), and Karen Amaya for reasons I'm not allowed to discuss. This is somewhat based on real life drama...

The story isn't gonna be long. I'm guessing probably about 15 chapters... The next couple of chapters are gonna be short.

So, the previews: Chapter 6- Troublesome Mission: Day 1

"What are we?"

"That's not him!"